Where the Money Is
Seen it?2000 | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (48% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Bottle Rocket, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Henry Manning has come up with a new way to break out of prison: fake a stroke and get transferred to a nursing home. It's a perfect plan, except for one thing: the woman assigned to take care of him at the nursing home, Carol Ann McKay, has a plan of her own.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
48% on Rotten Tomatoes, 49 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marek Kanievska
- Paul NewmanHenry
- Linda FiorentinoCarol
- Dermot MulroneyWayne
- Susan BarnesMrs. Foster
- Anne PitoniakMrs. Tetlow
- Bruce MacVittieKarl
- Irma St. PauleMrs. Galer
- Michel PerronGuard
- Dorothy GordonMrs. Norton
- Rita TuckettMrs. Weiler